Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

Overview

In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, British producer Nick Gold, and American guitarist Ry Cooder convened in Havana to produce a Cuban-Malian collaboration. When the Malians couldn’t get visas, the team turned their attention to reviving a forgotten generation of legendary son cubano musicians and formed an on-the-fly ensemble: the Buena Vista Social Club. Two decades since that fateful first session, we catch up to these master musicians, as they reflect on the magical unfolding of their lives—from humble origins to the evolution and surprising revival of their careers, all against the backdrop of Cuba’s dramatic history. Brimming with unseen concert, rehearsal, and archival footage, this film is an emotional, shimmering celebration of music’s power to transcend age, ideologies, and class, and to connect us to each other through our souls.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 26, 2017

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english, spanish

Countries

Cuba, United States of America

Production

Broad Green Pictures,Convergent Media,Producciones de la 5ta Avenida,Blink TV,Blink TV, Broad Green Pictures, Convergent Media, Producciones de la 5ta Avenida

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4653272